Rob Marchant
I am a professor of tropical ecology at the University of York. I have a passion for Mountain ecosystems and cultures across the Global South, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania where I work with many Universities, NGOs and Government organisations.
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- Sunset Beach tonight.
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- Mongabay didn’t aim to reinvent environmental journalism. It grew by filling gaps — reporting consistently from places far from power, building long-term memory, and backing local journalists as foreign bureaus disappeared. Founder @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social reflects on 15 years as a nonprofit.
- Starting today in Geneva, a new global science-policy panel begins its work on chemicals, waste and pollution. Pollution harms health, economies and ecosystems. This Panel brings science together to support smarter decisions and help #BeatPollution before harm happens: www.unep.org/isp-cwp
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- Wetlands have accompanied the growth of communities and cities. Today, more than ever, strengthening knowledge and our relationship with these ecosystems is key to sustaining life and the development of our societies.
- 📖Published! Soil depth-dependent relationships between biodiversity and function in subtropical forest conversion 🌴 Our results indicate that the effect of forest conversion on biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships depends on soil depth🌱 Read more: buff.ly/ICFq3Ya
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- I know not what to say after this day. Please accept some natural beauty. We are but nothing, We return to the great void, Make the best of it. #Photography #Auroraborealis #Haiku
- IC1848 - The Soul Nebula. I am officially blown away by the detail in my first real SHO image. This is just 30 mins on each filter. I can't wait to see the results when I get several hours on it. ASI2600 MM, Esprit 100ED, Altair 3nm Ha, Sii and Oiii filters. #astronomy #astrophotography
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- A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain. A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones. The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
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- Leonard Nimoy was more than a colleague—he was a friend, an ally, and my political soulmate. Leonard played a half-human, half-Vulcan officer—a being caught between two worlds. Yet in his own life, he was perhaps the most profoundly human person I have ever known.
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- One of my all time favourite habitats - grotty industrial estate gravel! #UrbanPlants Now is a great time to test your skills on basal rosettes - then revisit later in the year to see how wrong you were! What do we have here then?! See what you come up with! My best guesses below... 😉
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- Love this initiative! 🌍✨ It's amazing how sharing our stories can ignite change. Let's inspire each other and make a difference together! #ClimateAction #SustainabilityStories